Identification of the determinants of pathogen reservoir potential is central to understand disease emergence.It has been proposed that host lifespan is one such determinant: short-lived hosts will invest less in costly defenses against pathogens, so that they will be more susceptible to infection, more competent as sources of infection and/or will
Neopyropia yezoensis is an economically important marine crop that can survive dehydrating conditions when nets are lifted from seawater.During this process, production of oxygen radicals and the resulting up-regulation of antioxidant enzymes mediated by the abscisic acid (ABA) signaling pathway played an important role.However, there were no repor
Abstract Small Cutters ruminants are suited to a wide variety of habitats and thus represent promising study models for identifying genes underlying adaptations.Here, we considered local Mediterranean breeds of goats (n = 17) and sheep (n = 25) from Italy, France and Spain.Based on historical archives, we selected the breeds potentially most linked
Spasms after spinal cord injury (SCI) are debilitating involuntary muscle contractions that have been associated with increased motor neuron excitability and decreased inhibition.However, whether spasms involve activation of premotor spinal excitatory neuronal circuits is unknown.Here we use mouse genetics, electrophysiology, imaging and optogeneti